The Formal

The formal (also called a Prom in america) is an event generally held in yr 10 and yr 12. The girls spend many months trying to find the perfect outfit, and once they have, make sure the guy shave the perfect outfit to match. The boys usually get corsages for the girl either to wear on her wrist or on her dress.There is a stereotype in public schools that a lot of people have sex at the formal, but this isnt true in private schools.
There are pre's and an afterparty, and there is a lot of variety with who is hosting it and what will be happening.

Anne: Have you got your dress for the formal yet?
Lauren: I better get it soon, its only 4 months away.

by hhhhhhhaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhaaaaaaa August 31, 2009

Contextualism of the Formal Sciences

A philosophical framework holding that formal systems—logic, mathematics, computer science, information theory—are context-dependent in their meaning and application. What a formal system means depends on the context of its interpretation; what counts as a valid derivation depends on the context of its rules; what a formalism is useful for depends on the context of its application. Contextualism in the formal sciences opposes the idea that formal systems have meaning independent of their use. It insists that formalisms are tools whose significance emerges in context.

Example: "His contextualism of the formal sciences meant he rejected the idea that formal logic alone determines meaning. The same logical formula means different things in a programming language, a philosophical argument, and a legal document—context determines interpretation."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026

Perspectivism of the Formal Sciences

A philosophical framework holding that formal systems are always from a perspective—that what a formalism reveals depends on the perspective from which it is developed and applied. Different logical systems reveal different aspects of reasoning; different programming paradigms reveal different aspects of computation; different formal frameworks make different phenomena visible. Perspectivism demands that formal scientists be explicit about their frameworks, recognizing that the formalisms they choose shape what they can express.

Example: "Her perspectivism of the formal sciences meant she saw functional programming, object-oriented programming, and logic programming not as competing for the one true way to compute, but as different perspectives on computation—each suited to different problems."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026

Multicontextualism of the Formal Sciences

A philosophical framework holding that formal sciences operate within multiple, irreducible contexts—mathematical, computational, linguistic, practical, cultural—that shape what formalisms are developed and how they are used. A formal system emerges from the context of mathematical tradition, the context of computing technology, the context of practical problems, the context of institutional training. Multicontextualism insists that understanding formal sciences requires attending to this contextual multiplicity.

Example: "His multicontextualism of the formal sciences meant he studied the development of programming languages not just through computer science, but through the context of military funding, the context of corporate research labs, the context of academic fashions, the context of hardware constraints—all of which shaped what languages were built."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026

Multiperspectivism of the Formal Sciences

A philosophical framework holding that formal reality is rich enough to sustain multiple, irreducible perspectives—different logical systems, different foundations for mathematics, different programming paradigms, different models of computation. Multiperspectivism rejects the idea that there is one true formal system. Classical logic, intuitionistic logic, and paraconsistent logic are different perspectives on reasoning; Turing machines, lambda calculus, and cellular automata are different perspectives on computation. This framework demands that formal scientists be pluralists, recognizing that their domain is defined by its multiplicity, not despite it.

Example: "Her multiperspectivism of the formal sciences meant she taught students not just one programming paradigm, but functional, object-oriented, logic, and concurrent—not because they'd use all, but because each perspective on computation deepens understanding."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026

reaction types formal lab with the spaghetti strand across the room so it can teleport over the horizon of the my shirtless jew sand-which

Basically a Kite(A Jew) but in a not as harsh or racist way

reaction types formal lab with the spaghetti strand across the room so it can teleport over the horizon of the my shirtless jew sand-which

Did you do the reaction types formal lab with the spaghetti strand across the room so it can teleport over the horizon of my shirtless jew sand-which?

Did you ask the kite for the lab data?

by HardcoreSexOnly May 4, 2021

the mr. formal

a sexual act: the placement of one's testicles inside the anal sphincter of another, immediately followed by mounting said person, placing the penis in their mouth while allowing the freshly dirtied scrotum to press down on the center of their collar bone, leaving a shitty imprint which more or less resembles a bow tie.

"dude, remember that chick from the bar last night? yeah, i gave her the mr. formal."

"ooh, yeah. that feels good. harder. harder. faster. wait- a little slower. ok, now pop those balls in my ass and give me the mr. formal, stud."

"fuck men's warehouse, i'm a mr. formal man."

by bfitz October 16, 2008